Development of adsorbent and photocatalytic films of TiO2-cellulose acetate

Keywords: Cellulose acetate, Adsorption, Anatase, Photocatalysis, Kinetics, Titanium oxide, Removal

Abstract

The objective of this work was to obtain a titanium oxide-cellulose acetate (TiO2-AC) material in film form, with adsorbent and photocatalytic properties. Methylene blue (AM) dye was used as a model in adsorption and photocatalysis tests under natural solar irradiation. The results of the morphological and optical characterization of the samples indicate that white, flexible and porous films were obtained, with a band gap of 3.15 eV. The results of the chemical and structural characterization indicate that the film is a TiO2-AC composite, resulting from the interaction between the acetyl groups of the polymer and the tinalol group of TiO2. The evaluation results of TiO2 nanoparticles and TiO2-AC film indicate that AM adsorption is well modeled by the Langmuir isotherm. The values ​​of the AM removal rate constants are higher by an order of magnitude than the values ​​of the photodegradation rate constants, due to the dual adsorbent/photocatalyst functionality of both samples.

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Published
2024-10-05
How to Cite
Estrada Flores, S., Herrera Pérez, M. F., Avalos Cárdenas, M., Martínez-Luévanos, A., & Aguilera González, E. N. (2024). Development of adsorbent and photocatalytic films of TiO2-cellulose acetate. Tópicos De Investigación En Ciencias De La Tierra Y Materiales, 11(11), 110-117. https://doi.org/10.29057/aactm.v11i11.13384